Synonyms for dry-rot
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : drahy-rot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdraɪˌrɒt |
Top 10 synonyms for dry-rot Other synonyms for the word dry-rot
- be impaired
- become contaminated
- blight
- break up
- collapse
- curdle
- decline
- defile
- depreciate
- dry-rot
- fail
- go bad
- go to seed
- go to the dogs
- hit rock bottom
- hit the skids
- lessen
- mildew
- mold
- molder
- mortify
- pejorate
- perish
- pollute
- putrefy
- putresce
- reach depths
- rot
- sap
- shrivel
- sicken
- sink
- slump
- spoil
- suppurate
- turn
- wane
- waste away
- weaken
- wear away
- wither
Définition of dry-rot
- As in decay : verb deteriorate, crumble
- It is the only thing that will prevent what is known as the "dry-rot" from attacking her timbers.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 » by Various
- But that had been better than the dry-rot of an escape from righteous punishment.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- As far as my reading has taken me, it seems to be the dry-rot of nations.
- Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith
- So every precaution must be taken against dampness and dry-rot.
- Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman
- A species of dry-rot appeared to have broken out in Liberalism.
- Extract from : « British Political Leaders » by Justin McCarthy
- It might be stricken with dry-rot, elephantiasis and plica polonica for ought I care.
- Extract from : « Mr. Incoul's Misadventure » by Edgar Saltus
- He would rather have that than flabby silence, as if he were nailing into dry-rot.
- Extract from : « Mary Anerley » by R. D. Blackmore
- The dry-rot principally attacks ill-seasoned timber, and more particularly that of ships and badly ventilated buildings.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
- Seasoning timber to prevent the dry-rot in ships, churches, and other buildings.
- Extract from : « Memorials of the Sea » by William Scoresby
- Can anything be more pitiful than "a fine old family" afflicted with dry-rot like ours?
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
Antonyms for dry-rot
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